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Helping you Help your patients

riHCo and you— tHe power of teamworkOur top priority is to provide research and treatment options that get results. Working together, we can achieve this goal—and help you help your patients.

Benefits of the RihCo/RefeRRing PhysiCian

CollaBoRation:

• Integrity of referring doctor/patient relationship is maintained

• Greater focus on patient care— specialized attention

• Increases patient’s confidence/trust in referring physician

By offering patients an option of care that might otherwise be unavailable, RIHCO is uniquely positioned to enhance the treatment capabilities of your practice. To learn more about RIHCO, or to arrange a meeting with our Clinical Research Manager, please call susan Colar at 248-267-8485.

ReseaRch InstItute foR healthcaRe optIons4600 Investment Dr., Troy, MI 48098

(248) 267-8485

riHCo—your resourCe for Quality researCHThe Research Institute for HealthCare Options (RIHCO) serves as a valuable resource to the medical community—one that can help you provide the best possible care for your patients. RIHCO specializes in the field of gastroenterology and is dedicated to conducting the highest quality clinical research while offering patients an option to participate in some of the nation’s leading and most innovative gastrointestinal research studies.

Benefits of RihCo foR RefeRRing PhysiCians:

• Alternative option of healthcare for your patients

• Access to a clinical research team with 75 years cumulative clinical research experience in the area of gastroenterology/hepatology

• Reimbursement for research related services/fees

• Convenient administration through RIHCO’s dedicated research support staff

• Research is pivotal to creating evidence-based medicine

Our MissiOn: to conduct high quality clinical research to assist physicians in providing the best possible care for their patients

a new level of Care for your patientsThrough the collaborative efforts of RIHCO and the referring physician, patients have access to a level of care that typically does not exist in the traditional doctor/patient relationship.

Benefits of RihCo foR youR Patients:

• Access to the latest, most innovative gastrointestinal treatments

• Comfort and security knowing their doctor is working with a leading clinical research organization in managing their care

• Does not require health insurance (services are provided at no cost)

• Patient reimbursement for study participation

in addition to gastroenterology, other disciplines which may benefit from RihCo include but are not limited to general surgery, pulmonary, cardiology, dermatology and urology. for more information about research opportunities, please call 248-267-8485.